If your kitchen style or kitchen renovation draws upon a period authentic or retro vibe, don’t ruin the look with a contemporary appliance suite. We’ve pulled together our favorite retro kitchen appliances so that these big workhorses in your kitchen add to your look rather than detract from it.
See more of this guesthouse kitchen with its retro appliances here. Photo by Chase Daniels. Styling by Christine Turknett & Whitney Smelser.
Chill Out
Big Chill sets the standard in many ways for retro kitchen appliances. Not only are their refrigerators perfectly styled for mid century homes, they come in a rainbow of colors allowing you to perfectly customize your fridge to your kitchen design. The Big Chill Original Retro Fridge comes in the above colors as well as beach blue, jadeite green and turquoise.
Oh, and did we mention the retro style comes as a stove, a dishwasher (or dishwasher panel) and an in-wall oven among many other things?
Star of the Show
Our favorite retro appliance suite comes from the Elmira and Northstar family of kitchen appliances. Their ranges also come in an electric model. And you can find a nice selection of accessories to fully round out your retro kitchen appliances with vent hoods and splash backs.
Keepin’ It Classic
This petite model by Classic Retro—measuring just 24 inches—is a great vintage style kitchen appliance for smaller mid century kitchens. Chrome accents really complete the 1950’s look.
This Galanz microwave is a great budget option when you want all of the style without the full price tag. It’s simple, sleek, and it comes in a color called Bebop Blue!
Looking Slick
Smeg excels at packing big retro style into a sleek, compact package. Their 50s Retro Style Refrigerator comes in both left and right handed door options and clock in at just 24 inches. Another great option for packing high style and efficiency into a small kitchen.
Eye Candy
We’d be remiss not to mention the a spectrum of adorable small mid century style appliances in the retro collection. In addition to the blender, juicer, and espresso machine above, they offer everything from frothers and juicers to coffee grinders, toasters and more that are all so charming you’ll want to leave them out on the counter.
Sight for Sore Eyes
Contemporary energy efficiency meets retro design when it comes to iio’s eye-catching refrigerators, available in a variety of retro colors. Get an EXTRA 6% discount exclusive to Atomic Ranch readers. Click here to take advantage, or apply the coupon code “AtomicRanch” at checkout, available exclusively from the iio store.
Cherry Style
The convenience of a programmable drip coffee maker with the sleek styling of a classic 1950s automobile: That’s what you’ll find in this Retro Series 12-cup coffee maker.
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